Ireland 8yo

Spirit Of The Bay (IRE)

T: John & Rhys Flint · J: Mason Paetel · O: D A Poole

By Cable Bay (IRE) out of Decorative (IRE)

Form 759-4472139

8/1 Current odds

7/46 W/R

74 RPR

73 TS

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46 runs
7 wins
placed
15% strike
22 d off
81 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 759-4472139 22 days off

9 3 1 2 7 4

At Chepstow 3/9 3 wins · 5 placed

On Good to Soft 0/5 0 wins · 0 placed

Over 1m14y 1/4 1 win · 2 placed

Best RPR 81 Career peak

Best TS 73 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 40
Win %: 15%
Placed %: 35%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

16 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Chepstow, Kempton (AW), Sandown — well clear of the 35% career baseline.

Chepstow SPEC 56% 3-2-9
Kempton (AW) SPEC 50% 2-1-6
Bath 0% 0-0-6
Sandown SPEC 50% 1-1-4
Ascot 25% 0-1-4
Windsor 0% 0-0-4
Doncaster 100% 0-2-2
Ffos Las 50% 0-1-2
Haydock 50% 1-0-2
Redcar 100% 0-1-1
Goodwood 0% 0-0-1
Lingfield (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Newbury 0% 0-0-1
Newmarket 0% 0-0-1
Nottingham 0% 0-0-1
Salisbury 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

16 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

William Cox 25% 1-2-12
Hector Crouch 57% 3-1-7
Taylor Fisher 43% 1-2-7
Adam Kirby 75% 0-3-4
Luke Morris 100% 1-1-2
Richard Kingscote 50% 1-0-2
Kieran Shoemark 0% 0-0-2
William Carson 0% 0-0-2
Callum Shepherd 0% 0-0-1
Daniel Muscutt 0% 0-0-1
David Probert 0% 0-0-1
John Fahy 0% 0-0-1
Mason Paetel NOW 0% 0-0-1
Rossa Ryan 0% 0-0-1
Trevor Whelan 0% 0-0-1
William Buick 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Clive Cox 40% 5-5-25
John & Rhys Flint NOW 29% 2-4-21

Going Record

46 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 43% on Good to Firm, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 43% 2-4-14
Good 43% 2-4-14
Good to Soft 27% 2-1-11
Soft 33% 1-0-3
Heavy 0% 0-0-4

Distance Record

46 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at sprint trips (50% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f 50% 0-1-2
Seven 6½ – 7f 20% 0-1-5
Mile 7f – 1m1f 38% 5-5-26
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 31% 2-2-13
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

31 Aug 2026 LSL Racing Chepstow Mile Series Final Handicap Stakes Chepstow Class 2 P 9th/16 0.3 Good To Soft 1m Mason Paetel OR 68 9/1

6 Aug 2026 Happy Birthday Colin Spencer Handicap Stakes (Chepstow Mile Series Qualifier) Chepstow Class 4 P 3rd/7 .5 Good To Firm 1m Taylor Fisher OR 71 17/2

24 Jul 2026 LSL Racing Horse Sales Handicap Stakes (Chepstow Mile Series Qualifier) Chepstow Class 5 P 1st/6 +0 Good To Firm 1m Taylor Fisher OR 64 6/1

14 Jul 2026 Preventapest Handicap Stakes Ffos Las Class 5 P 2nd/9 0.3 Good 7½f Taylor Fisher OR 64 15/2

27 Jun 2026 Congratulations Dan & Grace Handicap Chepstow Class 5 P 7th/7 4.5 Good To Firm 1m14y William Cox OR 65 6/1

14 Jun 2026 Shipseys Marquees Handicap Salisbury Class 5 P 4th/13 2.25 Good 1m William Cox OR 66 33/1

21 May 2026 Treble Odds L15s At David Lucas Handicap Chepstow Class 5 P 4th/11 0.3 Good To Soft 7f16y William Cox OR 66 22/1

9 Oct 2025 BetWright Safer Gambling Handicap Bath Class 5 P 9th/11 1.25 Good To Soft 1m2f37y William Carson OR 67 25/1

25 Aug 2025 DragonBet Supporting British Racing Chepstow Mile Series Final Handicap Chepstow Class 2 P 5th/15 1.75 Good 1m14y Taylor Fisher OR 68 7/2F

14 Aug 2025 Racing League Race 23 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Windsor Class 4 P 7th/12 1.75 Good To Firm 1m2f Trevor Whelan OR 69 20/1

Connections

Trainer: John & Rhys Flint 8%
Jockey: Mason Paetel 11%
Owner: D A Poole
Sire: Cable Bay (IRE)
Dam: Decorative (IRE)
Dam sire: Danehill Dancer
Country: Ireland
Age: 8yo

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